Basic Level English CourseNovember 13th, 2010 (Part II)

The Simple Past Tense: Grammar

PARTIAL LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS Denice Culqui Martinez

Translation Present

/Base Past Translation Present

/Base Past

Llegar

ser/estar soportar

llegar a ser golpear

comenzar doblar morder sangrar romper traer

construir agarrar escoger

venir costar

arrastrar cortar hacer

dibujar conducir

comer caer

sentir pelear

encontrar lanzar olvidar helar

conseguir dar

hacer colgar tener

esconder golpear agarrar lastimar guardar

arrodillar saber poner guiar dejar

prestar

arise

be/am/is/are bear

become beat

begin bend bite

bleed break bring build catch

choose come cost

creep cut do

draw drive eat fall feel fight find fling

forget freeze

get give go

hang have hide hit

hold hurt keep kneel know lay

lead leave lend

arose

was/were bore

became beat

began bent bit

bled broke

brought built

caught chose came cost crept cut did

drew drove

ate fell felt

fought found flung forgot froze got

gave went hung had hid hit

held hurt kept knelt knew laid led left lent

perder hacer

significar conocer poner leer

timbrar subir

correr buscar vender enviar

poner/preparar sacudir

cerrar (puerta, ventana) encoger cantar hundir sentar

deslizar dormir girar

gastar robar pegar picar jurar tomar

enseñar jalar

contar pensar tirar

despertar usar ropa

llorar tejer

ganar escribir

lose

make mean meet put

read ring rise run seek sell send set

shake shut

shrink sing sink sit

slide sleep spin

spend steal stick sting swear take

teach tear tell

think throw wake wear weep weave

win write

lost

made meant

met put

read rang rose ran

sought sold sent set

shook shut

shrank sang sank sat slid slept spun spent stole stuck stung swore took

taught tore told

thought threw woke wore wept wove won

wrote

Note: Irregular verbs marked in red are very important in English because of their function or auxiliary properties

Nota: verbos irregulares marcados en rojo son muy importantes en Inglés por su función o propiedades auxiliares

To talk about people’s biographies using the Simple Past tense

Hablar de biografias de personas usando el tiempo Pasado Simple

Simple Past

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

I missed my wife yesterday

I lived in Tampa last yearMary studied at PUCP in

2008

I thought about her last night

Nugkui saw them yesterday

I did my homework on time

Regular Verbs Spelling Notes:1.For Regular verbs add the suffix “ed”2.If the verb ends in “e” add only “d”3.If the verb ends in a consonant + “y,”

change the “y” to “I” and then add “ed”

Vocabulary & Grammar Notes:Present : see = mirarPast: saw = miróOn time = a tiempo

ed = /t/

watch – watched

walk – walked

ask – asked ----------Unvoiced finalconsonants:No vibration invocal chords (except “t”)

ed = /d/

clean – cleaned

love – loved

play – played ----------Voiced final consonant :Vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u):Vibration in vocal chords(except “d”)

ed = /id/

invite – invited

start – started

hate – hated----------If verb ends in /d/ or /t/Pronounce an extra syllable

yesterday = ayer last night = anoche last week = la semana pasada last Saturday = el Sábado pasado last year = el año pasado two days ago = hace dos dias two weeks ago = hace dos semanas two hours ago = hace dos horas two years ago = hace dos años

Affirmative Sentences: I lived in Florida a year ago.

Negative Sentences: My wife did not/didn’t live with me last year.

Yes/No Questions: Did your children go to Florida to visit? Yes, they did/No, they didn’t.

Wh-Questions: Why did you go to Florida last year? I went there to work and get my Ph.D.

BaseFormVerbs

Affirmative Sentences: I was born in 1967.

Negative Sentences: They were not/weren’t good friends last year. I was not/wasn’t in Lima last week.

Yes/No Questions: Were you Mr. Florio’s student in high school? Yes, I was/No, I wasn’t

Wh-Questions: Where were you born? I was born in Bagua.

I wasYou wereHe wasShe wasIt wasWe wereYou wereThey were

was/were born = nací/nacimos/nacieronI was bornYou were bornHe was bornShe was bornIt was bornWe were bornYou were bornThey were born

Talk to a friend and tell him/her about someone’s life Háblale a un amigo(a) y dile acerca de la vida de alguien

Fred: Do you know who John Lennon is?Inspector Gadget: Yeah, he’s one of the Beatles.Fred: Well, he wars born in Liverpool, England in 1940.He became famous because of the music he wrote with Paul McCartney for the Beatles. They were the greatest rock band in history. In 1970,the Beatles split, and he went on a successfulsolo career. Of course, until he was killed by MarkDavid Chapman in 1980.Inspector Gadget: That was an interesting but dramatic biography man.Fred: You are right about that. Vocabulary:

the greatest = el/la mas grandethe Beatles split = los Beatles se separaronwent on = continuósuccessful = exitoso/exitosacareer = carrerayou are right about that = Estas correcto sobre eso

Talk about someone famous:/Habla de alguien famoso:

You: Do you know who Barack Obama is?Your friend: Yeah, he’s the U.S. president.You: Well. He was born in Hawaii in 1961…